Groot Takes a Bath

Mars, 2035. The daily wearout overtires the space’s station crew. The anger of one of the members arises, there is no other choice but to conceal it, in order to preserve the apparently cohesiveness of the team.

We aren't only created with free will, but also with responsibility. The responsibility to listen to our gut feelings, follow our intuition, the wise part of us. According to the old definition, a magician is a wise person. So we can all be magicians if we are brave enough.

Marsha McDevitt, Thuy N. Tran, Kevin Reagh & Marla Schweppe — Chimera ISEA Symposium Archives: [FISEA 1988]

Spaghetti à la romaine

Two Amish teens embark on a rite of passage as they discuss sex, self-discovery, and the taste of cigarettes.

Palimpsest charts the changing lives of the interior of one house over a period of three centuries, a time-frame compressed into ten minutes - portrayed through a combination of time -lapse, real-time, and stop-frame photography. The camera is fixed as the 'space' inside the frame itself transforms, destructs and evolves over the years: historical eras are evoked through references to 17th, 18th and 19th century painting and early 20th century cinema and the human presence in the house is signalled through scenes of everyday labor and domestic duty.

Melvin gets ready for his birthday. he visits his friends to see if they want to go to his birthday picnic, however when things don’t go as planned Melvin has to make the most of his birthday. This stop-motion animated short film explores the relationship between Melvin and his friends.

Sometimes being responsible is a burden. A lopsided obligation. A lonely and thankless job. In the wonderfully animated short film Lighthouse, a grumpy lighthouse keeper makes sure that a safe little seaside town stays that way, by dutifully maintaining the beacon that shines above it

When the Iron Curtain cuts his tiny German village in half, Peter the bull gets separated from his 36 cows. Based on a true story narrated by Christoph Waltz.

Advertisement by animator Hans Fischerkoesen.

Comedy. Although he lacks a law degree Harry persistently pesters District Attorney O.T. Hill for a job

One decent citizen was having lunch and indifferently looking at the fish in his aquarium. But suddenly a real monster emerged from the muddy water. However, unwillingness to strain even to save his own life led the hero to slavery. Or maybe nothing has really changed in his life?

Two pinnipeds see their rest interrupted.

A charming animated short film that brings to life the cutting edge research that is happening at the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research.

"When I Grow Up" follows the imagination of a young boy's dreams for his future.

17-year-old Coco wants to become famous. She goes to each audition, but is rejected time and again. On her YouTube channel, she creates a fictional world in which everything is perfect and her self-confidence is based on likes and followers.

Nothing brings a loving family together like a friendly board game over the holidays. This is not that story.

After a catastrophic incident occurs at the Mars Research Station, an astronaut finds herself drifting off into deep space.

After the birth of their first child, a lesbian couple anxiously searches for a sitter so they can finally share some "adult time" and celebrate a much needed anniversary dinner. While the working parent misses the passion, the stay-at-home mom is apprehensive to leave their little girl with a stranger. Yet what will seemingly be a restless night out, turns quickly into a game of antics that confirms the love between a marriage and family

In this animated short Malcolm Sutherland lovingly pokes fun at the transient yet timeless life of the beach tourist. Animated ink on paper, made in 2007.